Nantyffyllon Primary School, Bridgend
Nantyffyllon Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Bridgend.
- Estyn
- Not in follow-up
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Nantyffyllon Primary School in detail
School in Wales
Nantyffyllon Primary School is an English-medium school in Wales. Welsh schools are inspected by Estyn rather than Ofsted, and its latest report is published on Estyn's website.
It had 198 pupils in the 2025/26 school census.
26% of pupils are eligible for free school meals (three-year average).
Of its pupils, 7% have additional learning needs (11% in 2020/21); 3% are learning English as an additional language; and 6% are from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds.
Year groups range from 15 pupils (Year 1) to 34 (Year 6).
Its delegated budget for 2026-27 works out at £5,116 per pupil, against £3,668 in 2021-22. It ended 2024-25 with a deficit of £18k.
What Estyn said
Estyn's most recent full inspection report on Nantyffyllon Primary School dates from 2018.
Read the full Estyn report (school website)
Source: © Crown copyright, Estyn: "Inspection report Nantyffyllon Primary School 2018 (English only)". Quoted under Estyn's re-use terms.
Nantyffyllon Primary School in its own words
The school runs after-school care.
Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Nantyffyllon Primary School are Plasnewydd Primary School (0.7 miles), St Mary's & St Patrick's Catholic Primary School (1 mile), Caerau Primary School (1 mile) and YGG Cynwyd Sant (1.1 miles).
Plasnewydd Primary SchoolSt Mary's & St Patrick's Catholic Primary SchoolCaerau Primary SchoolYGG Cynwyd Sant
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Maesteg Rail Station, about 1160 metres away (roughly a 15-minute walk).
12 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Elderbush Inn (opposite), 100 metres away.
Sources: Welsh Government school data and StatsWales (OGL); Estyn; NaPTAN (Department for Transport)
Key Information
DfE GIASInspection
Schools in Wales are inspected by Estyn, not Ofsted. Read Nantyffyllon Primary School's Estyn reports.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Special Measures
Latest from Nantyffyllon Primary School
September Newsletter 26 - click image and scroll to view
1 Oct 2026
Newsletter Monday 14th September
14 Sep 2026
Spring end of term letter
27 Mar 2026
December Newsletter
19 Dec 2025
Christmas Market - Friday 12th December
3 Dec 2025
Autumn Term 2 Important dates
7 Nov 2025
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Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Nantyffyllon Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Nantyffyllon Primary School is in Bridgend; for families living there:
Apply to Bridgend for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 5
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 2
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 5 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 3 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Bridgend is 4 (the median across 61 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Questions parents ask about Nantyffyllon Primary School
What is the catchment area for Nantyffyllon Primary School?
In Wales catchment areas are set by the local authority, so Nantyffyllon Primary School has a defined catchment published by Bridgend. Living in it does not guarantee a place - when the school is oversubscribed Bridgend applies the published criteria, which usually put looked-after children first, then siblings, then distance - but it normally carries priority.
How do I apply to Nantyffyllon Primary School?
Apply through Bridgend, naming Nantyffyllon Primary School on your application. Welsh admission deadlines are set by each local authority rather than nationally, so check Bridgend's admissions pages for this year's closing date.
How many road collisions happen near Nantyffyllon Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 5 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 3 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Bridgend is 4 (the median across 61 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Nantyffyllon Primary School?
Nantyffyllon Primary School is at Garnwen Terrace, Nantyffyllon, Bridgend, CF34 0ET.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)